The Dickinson press., 1887-07-23

man MelGnoOf. TO GERMAN turning ScnOOl,
where, certain afternoons in the week, was a
class of gymnastics for young women and
children. Tho exercise proving the desired
medicine for her health she was continued in
the class for several years-for this reason
alone-nor was it once thought Of to send tho
we'll sister with her until it was realized too
late what these calisthcnics had done for the
one.
Curiosity prompted me to accompany the
child ono day to her class and see for myself.
Here l found she could run like a deer and
with equal grace; climb n pole like n monkey
and as quickly; jump from q spring board or
swing from q trapeze or big iron rings like an
acrobat; lead a march like the pretty actress
in "Il,r Merry War;" and, wonderful to To-
late, throw II bail like a ~man-besidcs many
other thinss-none i'll themselves particularly
desirable accomplishments for young women,
but every one we'll calculated to keep some
one set of muscles in the 1.-the, active body in
perfect training.
In a certain city dwells n beautiful woman,
Il great belle. To keep the %supplencss of her
figure sl. stands one hour daily, fifteen min
utcs at IL time, with hands on her hips before
n long mirror, and bending her knees out
from each other, sinks slowly down toward
ttlc lltpl US INV 40 l"SSipiS, ehNh tS"ii s'
slowly uprising; meantime moving her arms
in any way to their utmost length, out or up,
forward or back, until, when she stands
erect, they are ready to be placed on her hips
again. Each movement is repeated, every
time a little accelerated, until at the end of
the thirteen minutes it is done quite quickly
and Il beautiful color is glowing in her
cheeks. She then lies down on a perfectly
flat COUCH, without u pillow, until her breath
comes smooth and regular, as it will i'll the
two minutes left i'll her quarter of an hour.
To n friend who asked how she could afford
to spend the time, she replied: "When You
and | shall be IS | shall for this reason be
many more years younger than you than the
SUN of these hours of exercise" In summer,
when playing a good deal of tennis. she cuts
down her exercising onc-half.-Chicago
Herald.
The Higher Education of Women.
There was recently celebrated i'll Boston the
tenth anniversary of tho Massachusetts So
ciety for tho University Education Of
Women, al organization little known to ths
public, which, according to its last report,
appears to have accomplished some significant
results. BY this We mean that the society,
whose general purpose is indicated by its
name, has furnished some valuable data bear
ing upon the questions whether women are
DESTROYS of what is called the higher clucu-
ton, whether they are competent mentally
and US to their physical ability to pursue the
severer courses of study. All these points.
which to many appear to have been fairly
settled, are still called in question by those
whose standing entities them to an anSwcr
The Massachusetts society has assisted forty
five young women, twelve within the last
year, and, TT course, has become intimately
acquainted with their circumstances and
work. A. to the desire of these girls for the
most advanced education, q writer, speaking
of the many stories of self sacrifice and devo-
ton to the purpose, says:
This is the rule, not the exception. These
girls have earned money i'll many ways, from
tho medical student who served as night
nurse during the winter months, While plr-
suing her studies, and rs full nurse in the
summer vacations, to the girl who for two
summers worked at q turning lathe because
it was more profitable than teaching in a
summer school. They wait at hotel tables
and shop counters ut the summer resorts; i'll
city shops for the holidays and Saturdays;
they teach evening schools out of town after
the days work i'll college is done, and they
walk weary miles in heat and cold to savcthe
pittance of car fares"
The records Of these girls, at Boston uni
versity, and professional schools, and in after
life, have abundantly demonstrated theil
ability to advance side by side with men
Their physical capacity has been wisely mad,
q matter of special consideration, and the rc
port is, that college work i'll itself will no
hurt n healthy girl, but tho labor by whicl
muny girls put themselves through college j
often too arduous, and when they arc away
from home and nave but little money the,
are tempted TO take too little nourishmcnta an,
to wear insufficient clothing" III other words
the devotion to learning Of these youn;
women sometimes causes them to slight thei
physical welfare. But when the body us we
us the mind is cared for, they arc abundant
able to perform the tasks of II college currit
ulum. The society, realizing the importanc
of this subject, has aided i'll equipping q gym
nasium for the students of Boston university
and has arranged for sanitary lectures of
practical character Frank LeSlie's.